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MPEC 2004-X12 : 2004 XK3

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X12                                Issued 2004 Dec. 4, 13:58 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 XK3

Observations:
     K04X03K* C2004 12 03.16664 02 16 19.55 +18 36 49.3          19.1 R EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.17883 02 16 25.67 +18 37 29.8                 EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.19099 02 16 31.71 +18 38 09.7                 EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.20317 02 16 37.80 +18 38 49.6                 EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.27775 02 17 13.10 +18 42 28.4          19.2 R EX012649
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.27953 02 17 14.01 +18 42 34.2          19.1 R EX012649
     K04X03K  C2004 12 03.28130 02 17 14.89 +18 42 38.9          19.2 R EX012649
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 03.30718 02 17 29.96 +18 44 14.7                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 03.31273 02 17 32.59 +18 44 31.1                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 03.31667 02 17 34.67 +18 44 44.3                 EX012673
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.11529 02 24 39.19 +19 24 23.3          18.8 R EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.12018 02 24 41.43 +19 24 37.8                 EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.12506 02 24 43.64 +19 24 54.1                 EX012699
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.12995 02 24 45.96 +19 25 06.5                 EX012699
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.15365 02 24 57.25 +19 26 15.0          19.0 R EX012673
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.15452 02 24 58.04 +19 26 17.6          20.3 R EX012G70
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.15712 02 24 59.04 +19 26 25.4                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.16163 02 25 01.01 +19 26 38.1                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.16319 02 25 01.73 +19 26 42.4                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.17014 02 25 04.79 +19 27 02.8                 EX012673
     K04X03K 5C2004 12 04.17222 02 25 05.73 +19 27 09.4                 EX012673
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.18123 02 25 09.92 +19 27 33.7          20.2 R EX012G70
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.20720 02 25 18.54 +19 28 36.4          19.2 R EX012649
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.20762 02 25 21.74 +19 28 48.1                 EX012G70
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.20898 02 25 19.31 +19 28 41.4          19.3 R EX012649
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.21075 02 25 20.13 +19 28 46.4          19.3 R EX012649
     K04X03K  C2004 12 04.21253 02 25 20.92 +19 28 50.8          19.5 R EX012649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
G70 Francisquito Observatory, Los Angeles.  Observer R. E. Jones.  0.30-m
    f/6.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XK3
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M  41.02080              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.73606073     Peri.  304.68969     +0.99883326     -0.04377175
a   1.2148620      Node    57.82708     +0.04828755     +0.91106018
e   0.2496071      Incl.    1.38101     -0.00066396     +0.40994315
P   1.34           H   24.3           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2004 Dec. 3-4.

Ephemeris:
2004 XK3                 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.25, 1                   q = 0.9116
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    01 54.14   +16 20.5    0.054    1.030   143.0    35.2    19.5
2004 12 06    02 38.98   +20 42.7    0.072    1.048   149.3    28.7    20.0
2004 12 11    03 07.62   +22 56.4    0.093    1.067   151.2    26.4    20.5
2004 12 16    03 27.66   +24 11.8    0.116    1.087   150.9    26.2    21.0
2004 12 21    03 42.98   +24 58.0    0.140    1.107   149.4    26.9    21.5
2004 12 26    03 55.57   +25 28.2    0.166    1.127   147.2    28.2    21.9
2004 12 31    04 06.55   +25 48.8    0.194    1.147   144.7    29.7    22.3

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X12

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